Third edition of Pakistan Super League rolls into action todayLAHORE: The third edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) rolls into action at Dubai International Stadium, United Arab Emirates on Thursday (today) with defending champions Peshawar Zalmi facing M...
Pakistan lose T20I top spot as Australia down NZAUCKLAND: Australia cruised to a 19-run victory in a rain-affected T20I tri-series final with New Zealand on Wednesday to claim the world number one ranking in the shortest form of the game for the fi...
Lahore Qalandars’ Chris Lynn ruled out of PSLLAHORE: Lahore Qalandars’ preparations for the 2018 Pakistan Super League were dealt a major setback as their star batsman Chris Lynn dislocated his right shoulder while playing for Australia in the T...
Peshawar Zalmi suffer setback as injured Shakib ruled outLAHORE: Peshawar Zalmi suffered a major blow a day before embarking on the journey to defend their Pakistan Super League (PSL) title as world number one all-rounder Shakib Al-Hasan, who is recovering...
Messi breaks Chelsea duck to earn Barcelona 1-1 drawLONDON: Willian and Lionel Messi both scored in an absorbing 1-1 draw between Chelsea and Barcelona in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie on Tuesday. Chelsea’s outstanding performer W...
Goggia gets gold, Bjoergen sets medals markPYEONGCHANG: Sofia Goggia refused to let Lindsey Vonn catch her. Or, anyone else. The Italian skier won the women’s downhill Wednesday , holding off Ragnhild Mowinckel of Norway by 0.09 seconds and Vo...
Tiger named as USA Ryder Cup vice captainNEW YORK: Fourteen-times major winner Tiger Woods will serve as one of the vice captains on the U.S. Ryder Cup squad that will try to snap a 25-year drought on European soil later this year, Jim Furyk...
England’s Alex Hales turns back on Test cricketLONDON: Alex Hales has announced he is turning his back on Test cricket after signing a new limited-overs contract with county side Nottinghamshire following a similar decision by England team-mate Ad...
Tribunal to hear Russian doping case todayPYEONGCHANG: The Court of Arbitration for Sport will hear a case against Russian curling athlete Alexander Krushelnitsky on Thursday (today), the tribunal said on Wednesday. Krushelnitsky, who won bro...
Bayern romp home 5-0 after Besiktas suffer early red cardMUNICH: Bayern Munich, helped by two typical Thomas Mueller goals and two from Robert Lewandowski, romped to a 5-0 home win over Besiktas in their Champions League tie on Tuesday after the Turkish cha...
Japan thrash Pakistan to win Tri-Nation Hockey TournamentISLAMABAD: Japan defeated Pakistan 3-2 in an interesting final to win the Three-Nation Hockey Tournament at Muscat’s Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex on Wednesday. Two thousand capacity stadium was jam pa...
Mawson return boosts resurgent SwanseaLONDON: Swansea City have received a boost as defender Alfie Mawson returned to training and is in contention to play in Saturday’s Premier League match at Brighton and Hove Albion. The 24-year-old, w...
Russia almost ready for World Cup: InfantinoLAGOS: FIFA president Gianni Infantino insisted on Wednesday that Russia is ready to host the World Cup later this year, despite reports that several stadiums have failed to meet completion deadlines....
Bangladesh urges Mortaza to make T20 comebackDHAKA: Bangladesh would welcome former captain Mashrafe Mortaza back into the national Twenty20 side if he decides to come out of retirement, cricket board president Nazmul Hasan said on Wednesday. Th...
Serena Williams says ‘almost died’ after giving birthNEW YORK: Serena Williams “almost died” after giving birth to her daughter last September, the former women’s world number one tennis player wrote in a column for CNN that was published on Tuesday. Wi...
Alfonso Thomas named West Indies bowling coachKINGSTOWN: Cricket West Indies has appointed former South African fast bowler Alfonso Thomas as the bowling coach of the senior men’s team. The board made a number of changes to the coaching and suppo...